Atlas of Battles

commander, 4 engagements

Battles of Ruhollah Khomeini

Battles of Ruhollah Khomeini

Supreme Leader of Iran from 1979 to 1989, 1902 to 1989

Ruhollah Khomeini is recorded as a commander at 4 placed engagements in the atlas between 1979 and 1988: 3 battles and 1 siege across 2 present-day countries, most in Iran (3), Iraq (1). Taken in date order, the sites lie 1,527 km apart end to end, 509 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Iran–Iraq War (2).

Battle of PavehSiege of AbadanWar of the CitiesOperation Ramadan ul-MubarakBattle of PavehSiege of AbadanWar of the CitiesOperation Ramadan ul-MubarakBaghdadIsfahanShirazAhvazBasraNajafKirkukHamadanQomKermanshah500 km32.509N, 49.678E
4 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1979: 1 engagements1 in 19791980: 1 engagements1 in 19801984: 1 engagements1 in 19841988: 1 engagements1 in 198819791988
4 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Paveh, 1979Siege of Abadan, 1980War of the Cities, 1984Operation Ramadan ul-Mubarak, 198819791988
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 1

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
1979Battle of PavehPaveh, IranIranian victory; Iranian forces mostly diverted to the...
6 November 1980Siege of AbadanAbadan, Iran554 km SIranian victory; Iraqi siege broken
1984War of the CitiesIran485 km NE
1988Operation Ramadan ul-MubarakAl-Faw Peninsula, Iraq487 km SWIraqi victory

Sources and method

Commanders come from the commander fields of the English Wikipedia infoboxes of these engagements (CC BY-SA 4.0), resolved to one article each; portrait, dates and description from Wikidata (CC0) and Wikimedia Commons, Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.